时髦

• 拼音: shí máo
• 汉字拆解: 时 = 日 + 寺 (time, of the era); 髦 = 髟 (hair radical) + 毛 (hair/fur — fine, luxuriant)

含义

Fashionable; stylish; trendy. Being in line with the latest fashion or social trends.

Slightly colloquial and often used with a hint of irony or affection. Can describe clothing, hairstyles, speech, ideas, or behaviours. Older generations may use it with mild disapproval; younger speakers use it neutrally or positively. Contrast: 老土 (outdated, unfashionable). Related: 流行 (popular/trendy — broader), 潮 (cool/trendy — more youthful slang), 前卫 (avant-garde).

例句

1. 上世纪八十年代，穿喇叭裤戴蛤蟆镜被视为最时髦的打扮，是那个年代年轻人追求个性的象征。
2. 他总是紧跟潮流，无论是穿着还是用词，都让同龄人觉得又时髦又有品位。
3. 这家咖啡馆刻意营造了一种复古与时髦并存的独特氛围，吸引了大批喜欢打卡拍照的年轻顾客。

用法指南

语境: fashion, lifestyle, culture, daily conversation

语气: light

正确说法

• 她换了一个时髦的短发造型之后，整个人的精神面貌焕然一新，连平时不苟言笑的上司都忍不住称赞了几句。(After changing to a stylish short hairstyle, her whole appearance was completely refreshed; even her usually stern boss could not help offering a few words of praise.)
• 这个词最近在网络上非常流行，大家都在用，但很多中老年人还不太明白是什么意思，觉得年轻人的语言越来越时髦难懂了。(This word has been very popular online recently and everyone is using it, but many middle-aged and older people do not quite understand what it means, feeling that young people's language is becoming increasingly trendy and hard to follow.)

错误说法

• 时髦 in formal written contexts or official documents — use 流行 or 当前趋势 instead; 时髦 belongs to informal registers and can sound flippant in serious prose

起源与历史

时 (of the time, current) + 髦 (fine hair of a horse's mane — by extension: outstanding, fashionable)

文化背景

时代: Reform era to present

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal